Sunday, March 01, 2015
FIFTY primary schools will receive new and upgraded sanitary facilities by the end of May as a result of the Food for the Poor and Ministry of Education sanitary upgrade project.
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| Students of the Bois Primary School celebrate the official opening of their school’s new bathroom facility with, from left in back row: Saffrey Brown, general manager, Jamaica National Building Society Foundation; Kathleen Jones, principal Bois Content Primary School and David Mair, executive director, Food for the Poor Jamaica. |
The initiative, which was officially launched recently at Bois Primary School in St Catherine, is also being funded by the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) Foundation.
Andrew Mahfood, chairman of Food for the Poor, said the project will provide low-cost solutions to upgrade sanitary blocks in schools through the construction of concrete toilet facilities. He noted that the project has adopted the organisation's "flush for life" objective, which was implemented years ago to remove pit latrines from schools in Jamaica.
"Through the "flush for life" project, we replaced pit latrines in approximately 40 schools with the help of corporate Jamaica and the JNBS Foundation. That sanitation project impacted thousands of lives, and we are now pleased to collaborate with the Ministry of Education and JNBS Foundation to continue delivering low-cost solutions by upgrading sanitary conveniences in primary schools," Mahfood stated.
Ronald Thwaites, minister of education, endorsed the initiative as one that contributes to the overall learning environment for students, and a move by the Government to demonstrate its commitment to the eradication of pit latrines from schools. more
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